Originally Posted by
7Arrows
"5. That is correct. You are there until you are senior enough to hold a bid anywhere else."
Hold a bid and receive a training date. That can be an additional year to 18 months by itself. Also, beware the dreaded CANCELLED BID when it doesn't go the way they want it to. Concern over getting back was one of the biggest reasons I didn't bid it.
Sorry if this is obvious to you guys, but... trying to understand clearly with your help:
Say a pilot goes to HKG and after 1 year there, a bid is posted.
Would he be able to bid back to MEM, if the training date were, for example, >12 months out? By the time he began training, he would have completed his 2 year minimum requirement.
Or, does the bidding itself not become available until after the 2 year commitment is completed?
Could the pilot down-bid to 727FE to return to MEM without a specific vacancy for that seat?
I just want to understand what guys potentially sign up for, when going there. Say, longest case scenario. Thanks.